Born
Brainerd, Minnesota / Studios in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma &
Pequot Lakes, Minnesota
Educated
MFA, Cranbrook Academy of Art Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
BFA, University of Arizona Tucson, Arizona
Exhibitions – Solo
2019 JRB Art Gallery Oklahoma City, OK
"Katherine Kerr Allen-Portraits of Joy"
2017 LOS ALTOS HILLS GOVERNMENT CENTER Los Altos Hills, CA
“Reflections on Water-Katherine K. Allen”
2015 Eastern Shore Concervation CENTER Easton, Maryland, “DOWNSTREAM”
2014-7 SANTA CLARA GOVERNMENT CENTER San Jose, CA
“Katherine K. Allen / Artworks”
2015 Eastern Shore Concervation CENTER Easton, MD
“DOWNSTREAM”
2014 SANTA CLARA GOVERNMENT CENTER San Jose, CA
"Katherine K. Allen / Artworks"
"Katherine K. Allen / Artworks"
2013 ACADEMY ART MUSEUM Easton, Maryland,
“Katherine K.Allen/ "Meditations on Nature in Paint & Stitch”
2012 ADKINS ARBORETUM Ridgely,
Maryland, “Katherine K. Allen /Dance of the Seasons”
2010 LEE WAGENER ART GALLERY at FORT LAUDERDALE
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT Fort Lauderdale, FL
2008 LOS ALTOS HILLS GOVERNMENT CENTER Los Altos Hills, CA
“SecondNATURE-Katherine K. Allen”
2005 CORAL SPRINGS MUSEUM OF ART Coral Springs, FL
“Gestures Captured-Stitched Monoprints by Katherine K. Allen”
2004 BROADWAY GALLERY Ft. Lauderdale, FL
2001 FIBER ART STUDIO 1 Oakland Park, FL
"Works by Katherine K. Allen"
Exhibitions – 2 & 3-Person
2016 MASSONI ART GALLERY Chestertown, MD
“Sparks”
2010 VISIONS ART QUILT GALLERY San Diego, CA
"Three Voices"
2009 MUSEUM of FLORIDA ART Deland, FL “Eye of The Needle”
2008 STANFORD ART SPACES Stanford University, Stanford, CA
"The Art of Katherine K Allen"
2007 LUX CENTER FOR THE ARTS Lincoln, NE
“Tactile Traces”
2004 LAKE WALES ARTS CENTER Lake Wales, FL
“Nature Takes Its Course”
THE YELLOW CHAIR GALLERY Ft. Lauderdale, FL
“Katherine K. Allen & D. Nance”
2000 LYNN UNIVERSITY Boca Raton, FL “Open Studio/Working Artists”
FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY Davie, FL
“What WomenDo”, Invitational
Exhibitions – Selected Group
2018 MASSONI ART GALLERY Chestertown, MD
“Beginnings”
2016 ANNE & MARK'S ART PARTY 2014 San Jose, California, Invitational
“Katherine K.Allen/ "Meditations on Nature in Paint & Stitch”
2012 ADKINS ARBORETUM Ridgely,
Maryland, “Katherine K. Allen /Dance of the Seasons”
2010 LEE WAGENER ART GALLERY at FORT LAUDERDALE
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT Fort Lauderdale, FL
2008 LOS ALTOS HILLS GOVERNMENT CENTER Los Altos Hills, CA
“SecondNATURE-Katherine K. Allen”
2005 CORAL SPRINGS MUSEUM OF ART Coral Springs, FL
“Gestures Captured-Stitched Monoprints by Katherine K. Allen”
2004 BROADWAY GALLERY Ft. Lauderdale, FL
2001 FIBER ART STUDIO 1 Oakland Park, FL
"Works by Katherine K. Allen"
Exhibitions – 2 & 3-Person
2016 MASSONI ART GALLERY Chestertown, MD
“Sparks”
2010 VISIONS ART QUILT GALLERY San Diego, CA
"Three Voices"
2009 MUSEUM of FLORIDA ART Deland, FL “Eye of The Needle”
2008 STANFORD ART SPACES Stanford University, Stanford, CA
"The Art of Katherine K Allen"
2007 LUX CENTER FOR THE ARTS Lincoln, NE
“Tactile Traces”
2004 LAKE WALES ARTS CENTER Lake Wales, FL
“Nature Takes Its Course”
THE YELLOW CHAIR GALLERY Ft. Lauderdale, FL
“Katherine K. Allen & D. Nance”
2000 LYNN UNIVERSITY Boca Raton, FL “Open Studio/Working Artists”
FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY Davie, FL
“What WomenDo”, Invitational
Exhibitions – Selected Group
2018 MASSONI ART GALLERY Chestertown, MD
“Beginnings”
2016 ANNE & MARK'S ART PARTY 2014 San Jose, California, Invitational
2014 ANNE & MARK'S ART PARTY 2014 San Jose, California, Invitational
2011-13
AMERICAN EMBASSY Belmopan, Belize, Invitational
2012 NAMSONG ART FAIR KOREA Gyeonggi-do, South Korea, Invitational
THE FLORIDA MUSEUM FOR WOMEN ARTISTS Tallahassee, Florida, Invitational
2011, 09, 08, 06
CARNEGIE CENTER for Art & History, New Albany,IN
“Form Not Function”
2009 JOHNSON HUMRICKHOUSE MUSEUM Coshocton, OH “Pushing the Surface VI”
NATIONAL TAIWAN LIVING ART CENTER Tainan City, Taiwan
“Taiwan Int. Quilt”
2008 COLUMBUS MUSEUM OF ART Columbus, OH
“Material Matters”
2007 WAYNE ART CENTER Wayne, PA “CRAFTRORMS 2007”
FITTON CENTER FOR THE CREATIVE ARTS Hamilton, OH, FABRIC & GLASS
PITTSBURGH CENTER FOR THE ARTS Pittsburgh, PA
“FIBERART International 2007”
FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY / BROWARD COMMUNITY
COLLEGE TOWER Fort Lauderdale, FL “Altered States”
DECORATIVE ARTS CENTER OF OHIO Lancaster, OH
Pieced Together”
2006 SUZHOU ART & DESIGN TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE Suzhou, China “From Lausanne to Beijing, 4th International Fiber Art Biennial"
2011-13
AMERICAN EMBASSY Belmopan, Belize, Invitational
2012 NAMSONG ART FAIR KOREA Gyeonggi-do, South Korea, Invitational
THE FLORIDA MUSEUM FOR WOMEN ARTISTS Tallahassee, Florida, Invitational
2011, 09, 08, 06
CARNEGIE CENTER for Art & History, New Albany,IN
“Form Not Function”
2009 JOHNSON HUMRICKHOUSE MUSEUM Coshocton, OH “Pushing the Surface VI”
NATIONAL TAIWAN LIVING ART CENTER Tainan City, Taiwan
“Taiwan Int. Quilt”
2008 COLUMBUS MUSEUM OF ART Columbus, OH
“Material Matters”
2007 WAYNE ART CENTER Wayne, PA “CRAFTRORMS 2007”
FITTON CENTER FOR THE CREATIVE ARTS Hamilton, OH, FABRIC & GLASS
PITTSBURGH CENTER FOR THE ARTS Pittsburgh, PA
“FIBERART International 2007”
FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY / BROWARD COMMUNITY
COLLEGE TOWER Fort Lauderdale, FL “Altered States”
DECORATIVE ARTS CENTER OF OHIO Lancaster, OH
Pieced Together”
2006 SUZHOU ART & DESIGN TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE Suzhou, China “From Lausanne to Beijing, 4th International Fiber Art Biennial"
2005 FINE LINE ARTS CENTER St. Charles, IL
“Keiko and Friends: Art Quilts”
2004 THE ART INSTITUTE OF FT LAUDERDALE Ft. Lauderdale, FL
DELAND MUSEUM OF ART Deland, FL “Florida Biennial”
2003 DELAND MUSEUM OF ART Deland, FL
“Florida Craftsmen’s 50th Anniversary”
2002 AVENTURA GOVERNMENT CENTER Aventura, FL “Contemporary Artists of FL”
HISTORICAL MUSEUM OF SOUTH FLORIDA Miami, FL “Hurricane Andrew,10 Years”
PALAIS RASTEDE Oldenburg, Germany, Invitational
WHISTLER HOUSE MUSEUM OF ART Lowell, MA
“Art Quilts at the Whistler”
COLUMBUS MUSEUM OF ART Columbus, OH “The Quilted Surface”
1990-2 FT LAUDERDALE MUSEUM OF ART Ft. Lauderdale, FL “Hortt”
CRANBROOK ACADEMY OF ART MUSEUM Bloomfield Hills, MI
“Summer Show”
Collections
The Academy Art Museum, Easton, Maryland
The Patriot Group, Inc. Ft. Lauderdale, FL
The Founders Federal Credit Union Charlotte, NC
University Hospitals Health System Cleveland, OH
Broward Community College Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Oklahoma Dance Alliance Oklahoma City, OK
San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles San Jose, CA
Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, FL
All Saints Episcopal Church Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Awards
Award of Excellence Prize/Form notFunction, Carnegie Center, New Albany, IN
McCarthy Memorial Award/Quilt National "11, The Dairy Barn, Athens, OH
Viewer’s Choice Award/ Form not Function, Carnegie Center, New Albany, IN
Best Contemporary Art in All Media/Members
Academy of Art Museum, Easton, MD
Purchase Prize/Altered States, Florida Atlantic University &
Broward Community College, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Awardd of Excellence/4th International Fiber Art Biennial, Suzhou, China
Most Innovative Use of Materials Carnegie Center, New Albany, IN
Publications
KATHERINE K. ALLEN; Meditation on Nature in Paint and Stitch
“Keiko and Friends: Art Quilts”
2004 THE ART INSTITUTE OF FT LAUDERDALE Ft. Lauderdale, FL
DELAND MUSEUM OF ART Deland, FL “Florida Biennial”
2003 DELAND MUSEUM OF ART Deland, FL
“Florida Craftsmen’s 50th Anniversary”
2002 AVENTURA GOVERNMENT CENTER Aventura, FL “Contemporary Artists of FL”
HISTORICAL MUSEUM OF SOUTH FLORIDA Miami, FL “Hurricane Andrew,10 Years”
PALAIS RASTEDE Oldenburg, Germany, Invitational
WHISTLER HOUSE MUSEUM OF ART Lowell, MA
“Art Quilts at the Whistler”
COLUMBUS MUSEUM OF ART Columbus, OH “The Quilted Surface”
1990-2 FT LAUDERDALE MUSEUM OF ART Ft. Lauderdale, FL “Hortt”
CRANBROOK ACADEMY OF ART MUSEUM Bloomfield Hills, MI
“Summer Show”
Collections
The Academy Art Museum, Easton, Maryland
The Patriot Group, Inc. Ft. Lauderdale, FL
The Founders Federal Credit Union Charlotte, NC
University Hospitals Health System Cleveland, OH
Broward Community College Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Oklahoma Dance Alliance Oklahoma City, OK
San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles San Jose, CA
Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, FL
All Saints Episcopal Church Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Awards
Award of Excellence Prize/Form notFunction, Carnegie Center, New Albany, IN
McCarthy Memorial Award/Quilt National "11, The Dairy Barn, Athens, OH
Viewer’s Choice Award/ Form not Function, Carnegie Center, New Albany, IN
Best Contemporary Art in All Media/Members
Academy of Art Museum, Easton, MD
Purchase Prize/Altered States, Florida Atlantic University &
Broward Community College, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Awardd of Excellence/4th International Fiber Art Biennial, Suzhou, China
Most Innovative Use of Materials Carnegie Center, New Albany, IN
Publications
KATHERINE K. ALLEN; Meditation on Nature in Paint and Stitch
THE NATURAL WORLD Art: Quilt Portfolio
ART QUILTING STUDIO Magazine Winter 2011
“Katherine K. Allen’s Landscapes”
STATE OF THE ART: The Studio Quilt, #6
The Best of Contemporary Quilts, Quilt
National ’01, ’05, ’11
Quilting Around the World
FIBERARTS Magazine June 2010 "Silhouettes
of the Wetlands"
TIQE Taiwan International Exhibition 2009
AMERICAN STYLE Magazine Feb 2008“ Ahead of
the Curve”
Material Matters/Quiltmaking in the 21st
Century
CraftForms 2007
FiberArt International 2007
From Lausanne to Beijing 2006
Art Quilts/A Celebration
Textilkunst International
Florida Craftsmen 50th Anniversary
Contact
Katherine@KatherineKAllen.com
Gallery Representation
Massoni Gallery
Chestertown, Maryland
410-778-7330
info@massoniart.com
JRB Art at the Elms
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
405-528-6336
info@jrbartgallery.com
